Finding topics to write about is one of the most common problems for bloggers. There aren’t a lot of topics most of us could have a conversation about daily, let alone post an article about daily. We’re always looking for new ways to keep the inspiration flowing. If your current approach to blogging is something [...]
Posted in Blogging.
I’ve talked about nitpickers who exist just to pick your site apart, looking for small misuses of commas they can harangue you about. I’ve also talked about Reddit types who swarm in, more interested in listening to themselves talk than contributing anything to your site. My advice was, and is, to look at these annoyances [...]
Posted in Tools & Tips.
Over the years, I’ve had several of my blogs hit the front page, or a prominent secondary page, of Reddit. This typically sends anywhere from 10-20k extra visitors to the site in a single day. “Yay!” you think. “That means more money in CPM and affiliate sales! And new subscribers!” It often does result in [...]
Posted in Blogging.
Not only can you get free advertising for your sites, but the ways you can go about it are virtually unlimited. Pretty much any deal you can imagine whereby someone might be persuaded to give you a free link, free banner ad, or free offline advertising will work. It’s usually just a matter of finding [...]
Posted in Marketing.
While everyone’s busy trying to conquer traffic from Facebook, Twitter and StumbleUpon, there are a lot of lesser known social networks that can bring you good traffic. These lesser known networks tend to be tighter, attracting specific types of internet users and visitors. One of the greatest benefits of leveraging their traffic is the quality [...]
Posted in Social Networking.
I was reading this piece by Holly Buchanan on creating personas when I realized this is a huge stumbling block for me. First, if you’re not familiar with the concept of personas: marketers try to imagine the sort of person who would buy their products. Then they write copy and come up with campaigns that [...]
Posted in Marketing.
